A new white gold case for the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet QP
Audemars Piguet’s?longstanding history of calendar watches is still very much alive with the new release of its Code 11.59. Although it is not the first time the QP complication finds its way to AP’s vision of a modern classic, this one looks exceptionally handsome, thanks to the starry sky background. In a departure from the bold pink gold version, here is the new Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Perpetual Calendar in white gold.Since its launch, much has been said of the Code 11.59, mainly regarding the slightly mundane inaugural line-up. Not deterred by the public’s banter, Audemars Piguet has since expanded the collection with bolder and more exciting combinations of materials and complications. This includes such stellar pieces as the Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie?or the Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon with an aventurine dial. One of the other stand-out models revolves around the classical, romantic Perpetual Calendar complication, seen here in a new white go

Guido Terreni of Bvlgari on Cinemagia, The Brands Haute Horlogerie & Haute Joaillerie Collections - Monochrome Watches
Guido Terreni, Managing Director of the Bvlgari watch division, presents MONOCHROME some of the most striking and exclusive creations of the brand, including Bvlgari's most expensive watch to date or a collection of Monete Octo watches, featuring ancient Rome coins.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – Thanks for having us at this Bvlgari Brand Event' in Capri. Can you tell our readers what Cinemagia?is all about?Guido Terreni?– The Brand Event' is our most important event we do every year. It is a showcase of the highest savoir-faire that we achieve in our high jewellery collection. We invite the most important customers of the brand to a very exclusive location, like this one in Capri. It is a private event, very exclusive and selective. We develop a high jewellery collection with a theme. This year, Cinemagia, in Italian the magic of cinema', is the theme. Bvlgari became internationally famous thanks to the Dolce Vita?era. In the 1950s and 1960s, Hollywood stars came to Rome, disco

Introducing Chopard Alpine Eagle XL Chrono 18k Ethical Gold (Price)
The Alpine Eagle collection by Chopard is the brand's take on the luxury sports watch. When the first Alpine Eagle model appeared in 2019, many had forgotten that it had a predecessor known as the St. Moritz, a sporty-chic watch of the 1980s with an elaborate-shaped bezel that captured the overstated flamboyance of the decade. Although the ornate bezel of the St. Moritz was not retained, the watch was revisited from head to toe, retaining some features of the original like the eight screws on the bezel and the bracelet with its ingot-shaped central link. Appearing in a time-and-date model with certain design features alluding to the alpine eagle, the sporty Chopard Alpine Eagle XL Chrono version followed in 2020. This month, Chopard unveils another two-tone model in 18k ethical rose gold and ceramised titanium. In a clear departure from the earlier two-tone chronograph, the latest model swaps the integrated bracelet for a matte black calfskin strap, marking the first series-produced ti

A Guide to the Evolution of the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch, Reference by Reference
No other watch on Earth can boast the space credentials of the Speedmaster, the one and only watch worn on the Moon. The curious fact about the Speedmaster is that it wasn't designed to go to the Moon. Nobody at Omega could have foreseen that the Speedmaster would soon be orbiting out of the Earth's atmosphere to join man on the greatest adventure of all. Born in 1957 as part of a trilogy of instrument watches, the Speedmaster was originally designed for car racers or anybody interested in measuring elapsed times with 1/5th of a second accuracy. The first chronograph of its kind to feature a tachymetre scale on the external bezel, the Speedmaster responded to an internal mandate for a sturdy, precise, waterproof watch that was reliable, legible and easy to manipulate. Today we are going to dig in deep with the Speedmaster and provide you with a compilation of the most iconic' references - and therefore the ones most coveted by collectors – that marked the evolution of this extrao

Hands-On: The Simple Yet Characterful MeisterSinger Neo Collection
For obvious reasons, the watch world tends to glorify complexity and the accumulation of functions into a single watch. We, at MONOCHROME, are no better than the rest of the crowd and we can spend days contemplating a Grande Complication watch, or a timepiece with a novel, ultra-complex escapment. However, we also tend to forget the primary function of a watch; indicating the time. Mastering complexity can be complex. But so does simplicity. The less is more approach has long been a difficult exercise, where making a watch interesting and characterful by striping down everything unnecessary is not often convincing. With its updated Neo Collection, German brand MeisterSinger has decided to focus on the essential, to the point where not even the minute hand makes sense. Is it enough to be appealing? Let's check it out.?The brand launched by Manfred Brassler in 2001, MeisterSinger, has since its early days focussed on a highly specific display, its signature “decomplication” i